@article{ref1,
title="The lived experience of workplace violence among emergency nurses",
journal="Journal of emergency nursing",
year="2022",
author="Powell, Nancy and Ford, Lindsey and Rochinski, Dana and McEvoy, Veronica",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Workplace violence remains a significant threat to the United States health care workforce. With increasingly aggressive patients, emergency nurses reported that the increased prevalence of workplace violence impacted their professional and personal lives. <br><br>METHODS: This study employed a qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach with purposive sampling. Participants were asked to describe their lived experience with workplace violence while working as emergency nurses and how this affected them personally and professionally. <br><br>RESULTS: Eleven experienced emergency registered nurses from 3 mid-Atlantic hospitals participated in the study. After reviewing, clustering, and validating significant statements, 4 major themes were identified: walking wounded to wounded healer, unexpected shock, betrayal, and resilient but changed. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Our findings were consistent with other studies exploring the effects of workplace violence in emergency departments. We validated that trauma has long-lasting effects. Organizations should ensure that programs and processes are in place to support the nurse or health care worker when workplace violence events occur.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0099-1767",
doi="10.1016/j.jen.2022.11.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2022.11.004"
}